Winnipeg’s Exchange District is one of the city’s most densely creative and architecturally interesting locations for a photo shoot. I love coming downtown for family photo sessions because there is just so much visual diversity! In just over an hour we covered a lot of ground and captured lots of fun shots. Here are some of my favourites from my time with the Reid family last Fall:
It was time for updated photos for the lovely Blais Family so they chose King’s Park for their session this summer. We arrived at 6:30pm on a Sunday evening and the park was full of people! Can’t blame them, it was a warm summer evening and King’s Park is such a treasure to discover. There’s a waterfall area, beautiful walking bridges, a flower labyrinth garden, pagodas, pergolas, and everything else in between! (Did I mention the off-leash dog park too?! We saw some pretty cute pups on our way through!)
Their family is nothing but fun to photograph and the session was not lacking laughs and a few goofy shots too. They have a beautiful dynamic and I took WAY too many frames, but I look forward to sharing the full gallery of photos with them. For now, here’s their (not so small) preview!
I met up with Jill and Harry at HarbourView park this week to take their family photos and there were sooooooo many smiles from this adorable little crew! Their two girls were just the cutest little kids ever and with a third on the way, this family is about to get a whole lot cuter! Thanks Jill & Harry for such a beautiful session with your family, I had such a lovely time with you!
Summertime family photos are some of my favourites to shoot. When Candace asked me if we could schedule something in August, and that they had a perfect location for their family of seven, I was all in. Their kids are so adorable, each with their own distinct personality, and being able to round them up to capture these memories in their family journey brings me immeasurable joy. We hiked down to Sturgeon Creek (I can’t believe no one fell in the creek, including my big camera bag!) and we got to exploring the fish in the creek, watched the kids play with rocks and tall reeds, and also had fun taking photos of them wrestling (and piling on!) their dad. It was so sweet to finally meet their newest addition, the cute little red-fluffy-haired Sylvie, who brings such a light and glow to their crew. Here are some photos from our evening out by the creek last week:
This is the story of Andrée-Anne and Cam, a passionate and spirited Québécoise who married a mild-mannered Winnipegger and whose family unexpectedly blossomed into what it is today: a delightful collection of 5 lively and energetic sisters, whose personalities and characters each differ in their own unique and beautiful ways.
My family and I are fortunate to call them friends, and every moment spent with them is like a good dose of bright, happy sunshine. I have deep respect for them as parents, having welcomed identical triplets into their family when they already had a 2 and 3 year old at home, and now three years later, their affection and energy with their kids never ceases to amaze me. They’re super chill yet super involved, knowing well how to have fun and go with the flow.
I brought them to one of my favourite summer locations in Winnipeg for family photos, and knowing that it was going to be a lively photo shoot, I went in hoping for a few of the photos I had envisioned, but also knowing full-well that their story would unfold in their own, perfect way before me. And that it did! I never did so much running, jumping, crouching and various other acrobatics to catch all these shots (hoping to not miss a beat!) and after the session was done, I was incredibly exhausted but equally as excited to start editing them. Here’s a preview from amongst the 1200 frames I shot last night in the 80 minutes I had with them!
(PS: those cute outfits the girls are wearing were all lovingly made by their mom. Check out her work on Instagram at: Triplets & Co.)
